Patient Referral Guidelines
Referrals must be accompanied by:
- Pathology reports documenting cancer diagnosis
- A consultation letter highlighting presenting signs and symptoms and findings
- Completed referral form
Our wish is to process referrals ASAP. If tests/reports are in progress, please note the date of the procedure and the location and send in the referral.
The following is important Cancer Site Specific Information required for
staging and is important to ensure patients can be started on treatment as
quickly as possible.
(For information on sites not listed please call the referral office at
749-4300 ext 5720)
BREAST
- History
- Examination
- Operating Room Reports
- Pathology
- Estrogen/progesterone receptor results
- Mammogram
HEMATOLOGY
Pathology reports:
- Lymph node/tissue biopsies
- Bone marrow (if done)
GASTROINTESTINAL
All available recent x-ray films and reports related to current presenting problems
GENITOR-URINARY
Lab Reports:
Prostate: All PSA levels
Testes: HCG, AFP, LDH (pre and post-op)
LUNG
- Brief History
- Examination
- Chest X-Ray
- Bronchoscopy (if done)
- Operating room note (if had surgery)
- Pathology
- Chest/Liver/Adrenals
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Bloodwork- CBC/Electrolytes/LFT's/
- Creatinine
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stage I and DCIS
no further investigation
Stage II
- CBC/LFT’s
- <4 nodes bone scan
- =>4 nodes bone scan/ultrasound abd/liver and chest X-Ray
Stage III & IV
- bone scan
- Ultrasound abdomen/liver
- Chest X-Ray
- CBC/LFT's
LABORATORY REPORTS
- CBC
- Lymphocyte surface markers (if done)
SCANS
- CT, MRI and nuclear medicine (if done)
EXAMPLE
Colon:
Chest X-Ray
CT Chest, abdomen and pelvis Imaging Reports/Films
IMAGING REPORTS/FILMS
Prostate:
Bone Scan (if done)
TRUS (if done)
Testes:
Chest X-ray
CT Abdomen/Pelvis
Bladder:
Cysto
CT Pelvis
Kidney:
Chest X-ray
Bone Scan
CT Abdomen
IMAGING REPORTS
Current and old Chest X-rays
CT Scan
Bone Scan
PET Reports (if done)
Patients remain under the care of the referring physician
until seen by an Oncologist at our centre.